THE MQRXINGr OREGONIAy, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1906.
MINER
S
SOON TO STRIKE
Convention Rejects Operators'
Offer of Present
Scale.
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PROVIDES STRIKE. FUND
All Districts "Will Stand TogeUier
and Every Mine In Country Be
? Tied Up Till Advance
of Wages Is Won.
I.ATTNG IX 6UPTIJE8 OF COAI.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 1. Vast quantl-
ties of soft coal are belnp stored in
vessel at .lake ports In anticipation of
s- possible strike of the miners. Oper
ators are paying In some cases IS
cents a ton storage charges on board
vessels.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 1. The re
jection of the counter-proposition offered
by the coal operators of the central com
petitive district by an almost unanimous
vote of the National Convention of the
United Mlneworkers, and the adoption of
a resolution offered by Secretary Ryan, of
3sssssssssssssssHL'?.,'"
John Mitchell, PreMdent of United
MiHeworkers of America.
Illinois, placing the miners on record as a
unit ini refusing to sign an agreement for
any district until an agreement was signed
for all districts under the jurisdiction of
the United Mlneworkers, has created a
situation which, Jn the opinion of the offi
cials of the miners organization, will re
:8lt in the disruption of the joint agree
ment and probably one ot the greatest
strikes of organized labor the country has
ever .known.
Conference Fails to Agree.
The action took place during a called
session of the miners, which was called to
order immediately after a short session of
the joint conference of operators and min
ers, during which the Joint scale com
mittee reported that It had been unable
to reach an agreement on any of the prin
cipal questions involved, and after P. L.
Bobbins, of Pittsburg, floor leader of the
operators, had replied to President Mitch
ell's question that the operators had no
further proposition to lay before the min
ers, concluded his remarks with the
statement that, if there was to be an in
terruption of the joint agreement, he
wished the responsibility for such a sev
erance of relations to be placed upon the
miners.
The counter-proposition submitted by
the operators, which was said to be their
ultimatum, provided for the signing for
another year of the present wage scale,
with certain modifications to reimburse
the Illinois operators for expenses in
curred under the "shot-fircrs' " bill now
effective in that state.
Provide Huge Strike Fund.
Immediately after the rejection of the
operators' proposition the convention set
about to provldo means for accomulating
a 'strike fund of 56.000,000 In addition to a
like amount now on deposit In the Inter
national, district and sub-district treas
uries of the miners' organization. To
provide for an emergency Secretary Wil
son moved that a per capita tax of Jl a
week be voted and that all districts tako
care of the dependent miners within their
jurisdiction for at least six weeks. Ho
said that after that time he believed tho
international organization would be In a
position to take care of the miners. Af
ter the motion had been amended to sub
stitute ten weeks, for six as the time dur
ing which the districts should care for
their dependents, the matter was referred
to the international executive board with
power to act.
"Last Hope Tills Morning.
Delegates who chose to do so left for
their homes tonight. Others remained for
the final session of the joint conference in
the morning. This will be for the formal
adjournment of the interstate conference,
the recess of this afternoon having been
taken to allow the miners' convention to
ratify or reject the reports of the scale
committee.
In this last mooting lies the "only hope.
If hopo can exist, for a settlement of the
dispute.
Action Means Strike.
Mr. Wilson said:
"According to my understanding, the
adoption of this motion means a strike."
Mr. Wilson said that the -finances of the
national organization wcro not at present
In condition to take care or the full mem
bership in a long strike and for this rea-.
son he moved the assessment per capita
of ?1 per week till April 1 and that each
district tako care of Its dependents for
the first six weeks.
Operators expect strike
( Misers May Start Hardest labor
Struggle In History.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1. (Special.) The
news from Indianapolis that tho break
had . coma Tetween the mincworkers and
tha coal operators resulted In conferences
ajHong .big financiers tonight In tho ex
pectation that the decision would have as
ill effect on the stock market tomorrow.
The announcement of the break came too
late to have any effect on the railway list
ioaay, out it is expected that shares ot
the coal-carrying railroads will be under
xnndit.l.lA t--i - - j. r,
vvtunuqiooic i;iuure r nosy, inu lintin
clers were busy tonight preparing to pro
tect their seeuritlen.
It is admitted on all sides that the sit
uation is decidprilv unrlnim anA flint h
strike, which now seems inevitable, will
oe tne nardest-fought struggle In the his
lory of the labor movement In thr eoun
try. Not only will the number of men
and the Important interests Involved over
shadow any previous labor struggle, but
j i o icarro mat mo strike win result in
disorders that mv mean thi. fnlllno Intn
service to preserve order of the entire Na
tional uuara or several states.
None Of the officials of ihn e-nnl ntnris
would discuss the matter tonight, though
all admitted privately that they could see
no prospect of avoiding a strike, now that
me conicrencc nas seen unaoie to reach
an agreement. A high officer of the Read
ing said:
"There will be no general advance in
wages and the miners mlcht as
up their minds to this at once. They have
snowa no desire to make anj concessions
but have insisted that their demnnrk h
granted in full. As they say they want
war, the mine operators will have to give
u w uiem io protect tneir business, al
thouch all wanted the trouble Mtti"
There is talk tonight of appealing to
President Rooset'elt to use his influence
to settle tne matter without a strike, but
Just what he could do in the matter is
not clear.
GDASSWORKERS MAY STRIKE
Union and Independents Fall to
Combine Against Trust.
CLEVELAND, O.. Feb. 1. Charging a
breach of faith on tho part of tho manu
facturers and Jobbers, the officers of the
Amalgamated Window Glassworkcrs of
America tonight declared that all negotia
tions were off for a. settlement of the
wage differences which have been pending
for several months." The workors assert
that. Instead of a lowering of wages, the
owners ot the factories may find wages
increased.
The effort to organize the independent
glas factories Into one body ended in a
failure. Tho situation affects GO00 glass
workers. It was the wish of the workers
that the manufacturers get together and
consolidate Into an organization tliat
could light the trust. The glassworkers
were willing to assist, even to the lower
ing of wages.
ALT READY TO GO TO JAIIi
Whole Chicago Printers Union
Wants to Work Out Fine.
CHICAGO. Feb. 1. Five hundred mem
bers'of Typographical Union No. 35 voted
unanimously yesterday to jro to Jail. As
they are on strike they estimated they
might save the 51000 fine assessed against
the union by Judge Holdom If they were
permitted to work out the amount In
prison. After the resolution was adopted
a committee was sent to W. H. Bamum
to learn if there was any hope for the
strikers breaking Into Jail, and In that
manner satisfying Justice. They were
disappointed when their attorney told
them that if the fine was upheld by tho
higher courts It would have to be paid,
and that there was no nrnsnert of th
debt being liquidated by the strikers going
io j an.
ENJOINED FROM. BOYCOTTING
Order Issued Against Carpenters
Brotherhood Jn St. Louis.
ST. 'LOUIS, Feb. L-tA .temporary order
restraining the district council ot the
United Brotherhood ot Carpenters and
Joiners of America and 10 of the locals of
the organization from interfering with the
business of Fox Bros.' Manufacturing
Company, was granted by Federal Judge
Finkelbcrg today. The company sets
forth that -a boycott has been declared
again? t It. The defendants are cited to
appear In the United States Circuit Court
on February IS and show cause why the
order should not be made permanent.
Printers Strike In Boston.
BOSTON, Feb. 1. The lonKrCipccted
strike of bcok and Job printers de
clared by Typographical Union No. 13,
In accordance with the national move
isciit for an eight-hour day, did not as
sume large proportions today. Of the
600 union book and Job printers In this
city less than one-fourth wrc idle. It
is explained by the Union that one-half
of the 600 Journeymen had no occasion
to strike, as they already are working
under union conditions. As a result of
the strike five of the 75 shops were
closed.
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SUSPECT ATI RESTED WITH IX AX
HOUR AFTER CRIME.
Gathered In by Detectives With Gang
Which Plans to Rob Freight- :
Cars Going East.
George McDonald, of Seattle, was held
up at the muzzle of revolver on the rail
road tracks under the Steel bridge, at 12:38
this morning by a highwayman, thought
to be Tom Rice, who was arrested an
hour later by detectives, who rounded up
Ave men on suspicion of attempting to
break open box-cars on the 0.R. & N.
McDonald was relieved of a razor. He
had no money In his possession.
Rice. H. Moore. Richard Irving. John
Howard and Charles Reeves, the five men
arrested, had boarded an outgoing freight
under the Steel bridge, for the purpose. It
Is said, of breaking the seals on the cars
and robbing them. Rice, at the approach
ot Detective Welch, .drew a revolver and
commanded the detective to move on.
Welch drew his own revolver and threat
ened to shoot Rice unless he put down his
revolver. Detectives Hartxnan, Murphy,
Welch and Special Agent Ryan for tho
O. JL fc N., searched the -train and ar
rested Moore, Irving, Howard and Reeves.
Rice answers the description given by
McDonald perfectly, and. although
charge of vagrancy was placed against
him, he may face a charge ot highway
robber' today.
Three Injured In Tralnwrcck.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1. Three persons
were Injured, one of them seriously, in a
small wreck on the Salt Lake road in
which two passenger trains crashed to
gether in a head-end collision near Row
land this evening. All of the injured were
passengers. They arc: Rev. E. J. Bulgin,
traveling evangelist, temporarily residing
at the Hotel Portsmouth, this city, two
or three ribs broken, internal injuries
which have caused hemorrhages; Mrs.
Fred Munta. Badlands, back wrenched;
S. P. Rowland, residing near Rowland.
left hip badly bruised. Mr. Bulgin Is the
only one seriously hurt.
First Infantry Sails for Manila.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1. The First United
States Infantry, in command of Colonel
W. T. Duggan. sailed for the Philippines
from this port today orr the Army trans
ports Kilpatrick and McClcllan. The trans
ports will keep company on the Voyage,
going by way of the Suez Canal. It Is cx
pected they will reach Manila by April H
LADIES' OUTFITTERS LEADING FURRIERS
. Fourth and Morrison Streets
ONLY
TWO DAYS MORE
Only two days Friday and Saturday remain in which to take
advantage of the grand inducements we have been offering through
out the clearance sale, and as we are including the last days of the
present week, for these two days we will surpass all previous records
in the way of value giving.
FOR SATURDAY ONLY
LADIES' BELTS
Every desirable style and every late novelty is included f q
in this special sale. Values up to $2.50 X tC
To fully appreciate this lot of Belts you should see our Pouith
Street Window.
100 Fur Ties
-FOR-
$5
65
We have selected 100 of our best selling Fur
Ties, sold regular at $8.50 and $10.00. We will
place them on sale for two days as a fitting climax
to our great sale Friday and Saturday only are the
two-great days.
Our
Great'
Sale
Cipman, CUoff e $ Co.
Every
Article
Reduced
Last Two Days of Our Great Sale
Only two dayi left to buy any article In our entire stock of first-class up-to-date merchandise.
for less money than at any time during the year.
$2.00, $1.25,
$1.00, 75c Hats at
10c
The balance of a great special purchase of Ladies
and Misses' ready-to-rear Hats in leading col
ors. On account of large shipment of new Hats
we need room in -our- Millinery Department at
once, and will, therefore, force in quick order
over 350 Hats at 10
5000 Yards of Fancy Silks
at Less Than Half Price
SI, 51.25 and $1.50 Silks Sacrificed
at 49c, 59c and 69c
We have determined not to let price stand in the
way of making a most thorough clean up of
fancy Silks during- the last two days of our
Great Sale. A big 5000-yard lot of fancy Silks
suitable for waists and shirt waist suits, in a
great variety of colorings, designs and combina
tions today. Great bargains at
i 49p, 59p, 69?
. $25.00 and $30.00
Newest Tailor-Hade Suits at $15.00
Newest up-to-date styles. NeAvest fabrics and
trimmings. The most pronounced suit bargain of
the season, as the styles, cut and fabrics are the
newest and most up-to-date.
$20.00 Walking Coats at $9.95 "
50-inch long English. Walking Coats, in light and
dark shades of gray; also fancy Scotch mixed ma
terials, made with mannish revers, fly front and vel
vet collar. The yoke is lined with satin.
Black SSk Petticoat Bargains
Regular $6.95 at . $4.85 Regular $7.50 at . $5.85
Regular $9.51 at . $6.95 Regular $10.50 at $6.65
Sale of Spring 1906 Short-Sleeve
$2.25 Waists $1.80
"White Lingerie
"Waists; front is made
with 3 rows of insertion
between tucks, Val. lace
collar, Val. lace trimmed
short sleeves.
$2.75Waists$2.17
White Lingerie
Waists, short sleeves,
fancy embroidered front
with Val. lace insertion,
Val. trimmed collar and
sleeves.
lingerie Waists
$3.50 Waists $2.82
White Lingerie
Waists, short sleeves,
very elaborate embroid
ered front with fine
tucks, Val. Jace trimmed
collar and sleeves.
Valentines
Our Valen
tine Buyer
has always been most care
ful to select the choicest and
most correct styles in Valen
tines. Our stock this year is
better than ever before "and
prices are from 5c to $7.50.
500 PAIRS OF
Lace Curtains
Special attractions for last two,days of sale.
100 Pairs Reduced to $1.15
100 Pairs Reduced to $1.59
100 Pairs Reduced to $1.98
100 Pairs Reduced to $2.68
100 Pairs Reduced to $4.79
An extraordinary Iaee Curtain event 5C0
pairs that should have been here IS days ago
only two days left of sale, and we ofTcr them at
unusually low prices.
Last Two Days of Sale of
Dress Goods Bargains
Our Dress Goods counters have been
crowded every day during our great
sale. These last two days will be more
attractive than ever before.
$1.50 AND $1.25 NOVELTY
SUITINGS 65c
50c Suitings, odds and
ends 39
$1.25 Fancy Mohair Si
cilians, all colors,
at 89p
60c all - wool cream
Suitings at 47
$1.25 Imported Scotch
Plaid Panamas at...
98p
$2.25 Crepe de Paris,
all colors, at $1.25
$1.25 Crepe de Paris
and Eoliennes. all
colors 79
65c wool Suitings, gray
and mixtures, etc...
47
60c all-wool Albatross,
all colors 43p
$1.35 new gray Panama
Suitings, 54-inch
98p
$1.25 plain Panamas,
54-inch wide, new
shades 98j
$1.50 Herringbone and
diamond cheek
Serges, 56-inch, navy,
brown and mvrtle. . .
$1.19
$l.i 5 gray Tweed Suit
ings; new stripes; 54
inch $1.33
$2.25 Priestley's 54
iueh Cravenettes, all
colors $1.38
BLACK DRESS GOODS BARGAINS
50c English Mohair
Brilliantine 39j
65c English Mohair
Brilliantine 53
90c English Mohair
Brilliantine 69
$1.50 French Voile,
wire finish.. $1.19
$1.00 50-inch Panamas,
bright worsted finish
79
$1.00 English Mohair
Sicilian 83c
$1.25 54-inch English
Devonshire Serges, .
9Sp
l.(o pure Mohair
Turkish Crepe
$1.29
$2.o0 Silk and Mohair
Novelty Suitings
$1.48
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WISH
T
ED
Senate Passes Bill Giving Del
egate to Alaska.
SURE TO PASS THE HOUSE
Highest Prices Paid for Rtw Furs-Send for Price-List
Special Provisions Tor Traveling Ex
penses and Elect lonsjarlxTown
a Precinct and Judges to
Define Qtlicr Precincts.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Feb. 1. Alaska Is now assured of
a Delegate in Congress. Tho Senate todaj-
p&ssed the Nol.vm bill authorizing tho
election of & Delegate, and. Inasmuch as
the House In two previous Congresses
passed a similar bill Introduced by Repre
sentative Cushman. It is presumed that
this bill rrin get through that body with
out dlfflculty. President Roosevelt strong
ly favors giving Alaska a Delegate, and
will sign the bill when It gets to him.
The Nelson bill gives the Alaska. Dele
gate all the powers of Delegates from oth
er territories and a salary of JMCO, but In
stead of mileage of 5) cents a mile, ho
will receive actual traveling expenses
from his home city to Seattle and return.
but from Seattle to Washington and back
will be allowed the usual Congressional
mileage.
The bill provides that tho first election
for Delegate shall be held on the first
Tuesday In August this year, subsequent
elections to be held on the first Tuesday
In August of each Congressional year. All
male citizens of the united. States 21 years
of age and over who arc actual and bona
fide residents of Alaska, and who have
brcn such residents continuously during
the entire year immediately preceding tho
election, and have been residents contin
uously for to days next preceding the elec
tion In the precinct In which they vote.
shall be qualified to vote for the election
of Delegate.
Each Incorporated town in Alaska will
constitute an election precinct. In terri
tory outside Incorporated towns election
precincts will be established by the Judges
of the United States District Court for
their respective divisions. The Judges will
establish the boundaries -and designate
polling places In each precinct and name
election officers. As far as possible, the
bill provides agalast fraud in elections.
IIEYBURN. IS SERIOUSIr ILIi
Exertion or Spcccli CaH$cs Second
Attack of Appendicitis.
-WASHINGTON,' Peb. SciaL)-ea-
ator Tlerburn is ill at his mrtmont
with a second attack of appendicitis. Last
Fall the Senator had a severe attack of
this disease while coming to "Washington
from New York, but recovered without an
operation.
His present attack is believed to have
resulted from the strain which attended
his speech In the Senate on "Wednesday.
He was on his fcot for nearly three hours,
which, in Itself, was a great tax on the
vitality of a man of his proportions, but
his present lllnesjt Is thought to be more
directly due to the excitement arising
from his speech.
All through the day the Senator sufTcrcd
Intense pain, and tonight his physician
diagnosed his case as appendicitis.
Two Bills for the Northwest.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Feb. 1. Senator Fulton today of
fered an amendment to the Indian appro
priation bill authorizing owners of sheep
to drive them across the Umatilla Indian
reservation in going to and returning from
the Summer range.
The Senate today passed Senator An
keny's bill appropriaUng 53O.C0O for the
establishment of fish-cultural staUons on
Pugct Sound.
CHARGES AGAINST SORSBY.
Minister to Bolivia Is Accused of
Crooked Mining; Deals.
"WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. Representative
Gilbert, of Kentucky, introduced a resolu
tion today requiring the Secretary of
State to transmit to the House all infor
mation he may havo concerning charges
made against "William" S."Sorsby. United
States Minister to BoUvia. and formerly
accredlted. to Ecuador as American Min
ister. Information as to the reason for
his transfer Is also sought.
It Is said in tho resolution that Mr.
Soraby is charged with having conspired
to wreck an American mining company In
Ecuador and with having conspired with
British capitalists to advance their In
terests by taking part in the boundary
dispute between Bolivia and adjoining
countries. His transfer from Ecuador to
Bolivia Is also said to have been affected
oy nnanclal interests.
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WILL TALK "WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Senate Ready to Rear IMcas of
Friends of Ladle.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. A delegation of
women, representing the National Wom
an's Suffrage Union, appeared before the
Scnato today In support of Warrens bill,
which gives to women the right to vote
at nil elections for members of Congress.
Bacon, chairman ' of tho committee. In
formed the delegates that any Senator
may discuss tho subject of equal suffrage
simply by presenting a resolution. The
members of the delegation said they
would endeavor to get the question dis-
cussed In Congress In that way and to
that end would Instruct their friends.
A general meeting tvlll be held In the
Senate marble room on February 15. to
which all persons Interested in woman
suffrage are Invited.
Acquitted as Defender or Home.
DUBUQUE. Ia.. Feb. 1. W. Clark was
acquitted by the jury this afternoon of the
murder of Lcroy Sumner, whom he found
with his wife. The jury had been out sev
eral hours. The plea of temporary Insan
ity was made, but the real pica was de
fense of home.
Otim-UK T. Several workmen nr-re bur
led undrr masses of earth In a cave-In which
occurred Thursday in tho Erie lUHroad tun
nel, which i now bolnp constructed near hre
Three dead have been recovered from the cave
In and two Injured.
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